Endorsement of Canada's anti-Iran human rights resolution at the UN
Canada's anti-Iran Human Rights Resolution, which is raised annually at the UN General Assembly against the Islamic Republic of Iran, was approved by 78 votes Tuesday night.
the resolution received 78 votes in favor, 30 votes against and 68 abstentions at the 193-member UN General Assembly, with 98 countries voting against it and 17 countries not voting. This resolution was approved by 80 votes in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on November 24, with 29 countries voting against the resolution and 65 countries abstaining, with the number of votes in favor being less than the number of votes cast by UN members against the resolution. This political resolution, introduced annually by Canada against the Islamic Republic of Iran, is being considered for the first time at the meeting of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on the “Agenda on Human Rights Situations and the Reports of Special Rapporteurs.” The Islamic Republic of Iran considers this resolution to be biased and politically
